Question:Governor Hogan announced, back in June, that our federal partners approved the State’s Revised Plan, could you share with us some of the highlights from the revised plan?

Secretary Schulz’s Response/Highlights:

Reference the Executive Summary, highlights:

Maryland’s “Combined State Plan” – provides for a workforce ecosystem that will support our jobseekers and businesses. Maryland’s WIOA State Plan expands its reach to include the six core programs: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs (Title I), basic Education for Adults (Title II), Wagner-Peyser (Title III), and Vocational Rehabilitation Services (Title IV) along with the Trade Program and the Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program. Most significantly, the state of Maryland also became one of only 29 states and 2 territories that opted to develop a Combined State Plan which aligns its workforce and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs across the state, requiring its 12 Local Workforce Areas to design distinct implementation plans responsive to the population needs in each of Maryland’s 24 counties (and Baltimore City).